A Champion Mindset

Champions don’t wait for an Opportunity to Prepare;

They Prepare for an Opportunity.

Today, start preparing for what you desire.  

                                                                                  Alism

Have you ever desired something really bad and wondered why it’s taking so long to manifest?  Have you ever wondered why some people are so successful, while others struggle to live an average life?  If so, I am so excited for you!  If you are coachable, this article promises to offer you a few strategic tools that will position you for guaranteed success the next time a door of opportunity shines a beacon of light on you.  Let’s begin.

      The first question I must ask is…Are you a champion?  These strategic tools are for individuals who choose to never compete; however, who are accustomed to winning.  This means…champions remain anchored in the knowledge that winning is being the full expression of their authentic self and they act on that knowledge every single day.  They understand that no one can beat them at being them; and that settling for anything less is reserved for those willing to dance with mediocrity.  Let’s continue.

      The next question I must ask is…Do you clearly envision your vision?  Champions are goal setters.  Most often a champion’s initial plans are tweaked based on the process and progress of their journey in achieving their goal.  However, these potential times of recalibration don’t intimidate a champion.  Through experience, champions know that the view is only scenery on the way to their destiny.  Therefore, they never allow the view to distort their vision because they know it’s only temporary.  Are you still with me?  Let’s finish.

      The last question I must ask is…Are you focused, disciplined, and consistent?  Since the only thing that is certain about life is its uncertainty, champions do not allow the winds of change to keep them from reaching their goals.  Champions have trained themselves to remain focused on their goals.  Therefore, they are disciplined to keep “the main thing, the main thing” avoiding the traps of distraction.   Lastly, staying consistent to their standards and values in the midst of change simply offers champions another opportunity to operate more effectively and efficiently.  Being focused, disciplined, consistent, and knowing when to be flexible, provides the propulsion power necessary to maneuver them through the morass that change often brings.

      Therefore, please know champions don’t sit idly by, “resting on their laurels”, and waiting for an opportunity to arrive.  Champions ready themselves and their presentation each and every day whether an opportunity is scheduled or not.  Champions position themselves through a continual effort to achieve as they wait – to actively anticipate while they proactively prepare.  This then becomes the magnate that attracts opportunity to knock at their door and positions them to gain access and experience true success as a runner in the blocks awaiting the sound of a starter gun. 

      Opportunities are around us every day.  It is in our willingness to prepare, discern, and position our gifts, talents, and abilities that our true Champion can be exposed.  You now possess a few of the strategic tools of a Champion.  The question is... Are you ready?

Aim High…

© 2012 Aldean Pearson

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Aldean “Al” Pearson is a Professional Speaker, Trainer, and Perspective Coach.  He is the Co-Founder of the LĪVE! movement, a speaking, training and coaching organization committed to developing extraordinary people, families, and businesses. His “up-front and candid,” yet at times humorous approach empowers his clients and audiences to look past their limitations to find the hidden gems of capability within. He is married with twin boy and girl. 
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Speak for a Change

Words are the least effective part of communication,

But the most powerful part of creation.

Speak Life; Create Life; and Live Life.

                                                      Alism

For as long as I can remember, I have loved words.  To the point that during my teenage years, my older sister and I frequently participated in “word competitions” by saying, spelling, and defining words that the other individual didn’t know.  It became a game we took great joy in playing often.  Interestingly, Our Creator knew the Purpose for which both of us were fashioned; and therefore, even the “word competitions” have served a higher purpose. 

        Unfortunately during my early seasons of immaturity, I began to realize my “gift of gab” could get me out of and into all kinds of situations, most of which were self-serving at the time.  There were times that the words I spoke created an environment that seemed like hell.  However, as my love affair with words became the passion behind my purpose, the power of my Gift and the increased level of spiritual maturity called me into accountability–to pay careful attention to my word choices, sentence structures, and the images I was painting with the words I spoke.  Since this is a proven principle that promises a reward–bad or good–I became actively aware of just how powerful words are in creating the life I and others experienced.  

        Therefore, as my ears became more sensitive to the importance of the words I spoke and as I started reframing the life I desired to live, it became more and more apparent to me just how unknowledgeable others are to the creative power their own words contain.  Although they may desire to experience something different, their self-fulfilled prophecies continue to be commercials of upcoming attractions–more of the same damned stuff, i.e., defeat, destruction, debt, destitution, and the like.  Additionally, as a Coach and Trainer, one of the most deplorable things for me are the times when I attempt to encourage an individual to speak for a change, but they choose to remain verbally challenged to say anything different.  Consequently, they will not see (experience) anything different.            

        Therefore, if you are one of the ones that have been eating the distasteful fruit of your own verbal expressions, I encourage you to begin speaking for a change.  Please don’t misunderstand me; I am not telling you to ignore the visible.  However, it is important to stop bringing attention to those things you desire to change.  I can attest that although the full expression of my words has yet to be achieved, the journey and process of creating it and therefore living through that process has become much more bearable. In conclusion, if what’s visible is not what you desire to continue experiencing, envision a different picture.  Once you envision the change you desire, Speak it; to Create it; and then Live it!  Remember, words are containers.  Fill your container with life and eventually, with commitment and diligence, you will see and live (experience) the change your words created!

Aim High…

© 2012 Aldean Pearson

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Aldean “Al” Pearson is a Professional Speaker, Trainer, and Growth Coach.  He is the Co-Founder of the LĪVE! movement, a speaking, training and coaching organization committed to developing extraordinary people, families, and businesses. His “up-front and candid,” yet at times humorous approach empowers his clients and audiences to look past their limitations to find the hidden gems of capability within. He is married with twin boy and girl. 
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